It was Memorial Day and I was browsing facebook through my phone. My adult son grabbed my phone and when I tried to pull it back, he snatched it from my hands like tug of war.

He pretended like he was using it, then handed it back when I asked him why he took it and he claimed he was going to text his brother. But no messages were sent.

I asked him why he didn’t use his phone and he claimed he didn’t have it, so I let him borrow it and he texted his brother, “What’s up, old man,” then gave the phone back again.

I explained if he did that infront of strangers, someone would assume I was being robbed and then attack him. I asked him what he would do if a stranger did that to my phone and he claimed he would jump to my defense immediately.

He kept apologizing multiple times, saying he wouldn’t do it again and that he was only “playing around,” and that he wasn’t intentionally trying to be rude. I haven’t spoken with him after that because I didn’t like what happened at all.

Am I justified in being upset?